Books - "biography"
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The Churchill Documents 1874-1965 (23 vols)
23 vol set. Super 8vo, pp. xxiii + 678, [viii] + 679-1290, xxix + 676, [viii] + 677-1373, [vii] + 1374-2159, xvii + 838, viii + 839-1685, xxiv + 720 + xii, viii + 721-1426 + xiv, viii + 1427-2144, xxiv + 1504, xx + 1404, xx + 1684, xxii + 1370, xxxii + 1359, lxvi + 1821, xxxii + 1652, xxii + 2471, xxiv + 2728, xxii + 2576, xxx + 2149; xlii + 2328, xlii + 2488; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning, scuffing & soiling to pg edges, moderate soiling to bottom pg edge at extrem; sl tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; fraying to adhesive material at spine (tail, bottom edge) (vols 1, 5, 11, 22)); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate folding to front flap (vol 6)).
PUBLISHER: Hillsdale College Press 2012-2019
KEYWORDS: Winston Churchill 19th 20th century politician politics political life lives biography letters correspondence documents
The Life and Work of St. Paul
2 vol set. Demy 8vo, pp. xxii + 678 + [4 (advts)], xii + 668 + [4 (advts)]; brown cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, bds paneled in blind with pointilles to corners of innermost panel; top & fore edges sl deckled, map frontis (vol 2), maps; VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges, joints & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink d. 1933; light to moderate cracking to front & rear hinges; moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters; light foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. n/d
KEYWORDS: St Saint Paul life lives biography religion religious figure Christian Christianity history
Sherrington: His Life and Thought
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xv + 269pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, top corner of ffep cut-out, minor pen underlining) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading/tanning to spine, sl chafing, all corners sl clipped)
PUBLISHER: Springer - Verlag 1979
KEYWORDS: neurophysiology medical biographies biography memoir Sherrington history
From Frigates to Flat-Tops: The Story of the Life and Achievement of Rear Admiral William Adger Moffett
LACKS D/W, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus/rule to spine & front board, illus eps & title page, xx + 276pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Edward Arpee1953
KEYWORDS: military history biography biographies memoir Rear Admiral William Adger Moffett naval aviation US navy
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Super 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w, (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Random House 2019
KEYWORDS: Robert Iger life lives biography autobiography Walt Disney Company business
A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane
8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2021
KEYWORDS: J B S Haldane science politics life lives biography 20th century
Sandstone Gothic
8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1998
KEYWORDS: Andrew Riemer 20th century life lives biography memoir autobiography
Thomas J. Wise in the Original Cloth
Ex-library. Super 8vo hardcover (VG-) in d/w, (G+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Dawsons of Pall Mall 1974
KEYWORDS: Thomas J Wise forgeries 19th century book history forgery bookman book collector collecting bibliography life lives biography
A Princess Remebers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur
Super 8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Rupa & Co. 2003
KEYWORDS: life lives biography memoir Maharani of Jaipur Gayatri Devi
The Great Beast: The Life and Magick of Aleister Crowley
FIRST PAPERBACK (REVISED) EDITION, octavo, black light card covers, green & white lettering to spine, 464pp, VG- (in fully adhesive covering- affixed, heavy creasing to spine & covers/edges, prev. bookseller's label to front cover, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, moderate cracking to front & rear gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Mayflower 1973
KEYWORDS: occult occultism Aleister Crowley esoteric biography biographies memoir magic magick practitioners
Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 280pp, illus, VG+ (moderate bruising to top edge, light fading to spine, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Left Coast Press 2008
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Dame Kathleen Kenyon archeology archaeology archeologists
Lee Kuan Yew
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 657pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, gift inscription in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading to spine, moderate staining & soiling, sl foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Donald Moore Press 1968
KEYWORDS: first editions Singapore history politics politicians biography biographies memoir Lee Kuan Yew
A Medical Emergency: Major-General Ginger Burston and the Army Medical Service in World War II
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LOOSELY ENCLOSED PRINTED SIGNED LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 487pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Big Sky Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: signed Ian Howie-Willis medical officers military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Major-General Ginger Burston biography biographies memoir
John Clare: A Biography
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Picador 2003
KEYWORDS: history biography biographies memoir John Clare literature literary poets poetry
Aquinas: God and Action
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1979
KEYWORDS: St Thomas Aquinas history theology religion religious biography biographies memoir
Lord of the Isle: The Extravagant Life and Times of Colin Tennant
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Bene Factum Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Colin Tennant aristocrats aristocracy
Thomas Jefferson
Super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in slipcase (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2008
KEYWORDS: folio society former US presidents history Thomas Jefferson biography biographies memoir
Marshall McLuhan: The Medium and the Messenger
Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Ticknor & Fields 1989
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Marshal McLuhan history
George Fox
Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1896
KEYWORDS: George Fox biography biographies memoir history
W O Bentley: The Man Behind The Marque
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Breedon Books Publishing 2003
KEYWORDS: W O Bentley biography biographies memoir automotive history cars manufacturers design